GS750 trike shockers

[Sam-Jaffa]

evening chaps!

a friend of mine has a GS750G trike and needs some rear shocks, they're bloody awful.

they appear to be standard length 300ish mm.

what are people using as an upgrade on their GS's that wont brake the bank?

cheers

[Swirl]

Hardtail it, sort it right out, much better handling, drop the rear tyre pressure for a bit of comfort

[Sam-Jaffa]

20 minutes ago, Swirl said:

Hardtail it, sort it right out, much better handling, drop the rear tyre pressure for a bit of comfort

yeah.....hard tailing isnt really an option really as he takes his missus on the back, and as for dropping the pressures, when you're running 215 40 17 tyres you could run them flat and it'd still be brutal 

[Swirl]

22 minutes ago, Sam-Jaffa said:

yeah.....hard tailing isnt really an option really as he takes his missus on the back, and as for dropping the pressures, when you're running 215 40 17 tyres you could run them flat and it'd still be brutal 

1. Cut the back seat off and leave the Mrs at home.

2.Leave the back seat and get a lighter Mrs.

3.ignore both of the above and spend on decent shocks and a 3rd shock mounted in the middle similar to goldwing trikes.

[Sam-Jaffa]

To be fair his missus weighs nowt, the third shocker idea isn't a bad idea maybe last resort thing

[johnr]

sprung saddle?
tbh the stresses on that frame and swingarm must be immense, when you think about it, both those rear wheels will move up and down at once, a bump under one wheel will lift both because the axle cant move independently for either wheel.  something is going to have to give, either the frame or the arm will break.
looks like a reliant axle, but in the car it will be able to flex because the leaf springs and the tie arms are made to let it flex. but that arm and frame have no movement for independent suspension movement. it would be better hardtailed from a frame strength point of view, id strutt it, fit fatter tyres at lower pressures and fit sprung saddles.

Edited November 29, 2018 by johnr

[johnr]

750g? if its a shafty theen surly its either a 650 or an 850?

 

[Sam-Jaffa]

Nope, I thought this, it's is definitely a 750G yank import

[Swirl]

Think they done the 750g in certain climates

[gs7_11]

I believe it was mainly for Japan, when the max bike size you could have was 750.

Edited November 30, 2018 by gs7_11

[Blubber]

14 hours ago, Sam-Jaffa said:

a friend of mine has a GS750G trike and needs some rear shocks, they're bloody awful.

"asking for a friend "

Who are you thinking to fool 

 

[johnr]

every days a schoolday, never heard of the 750g.

 

[Sam-Jaffa]

On 11/30/2018 at 11:12 AM, Blubber said:

"asking for a friend "

Who are you thinking to fool 

 

If you think I'd have a GS with a GS engine in you don't know me that well 

[Grimly]

On 11/29/2018 at 9:05 PM, Sam-Jaffa said:

what are people using as an upgrade on their GS's that wont brake the bank?

Harley take-off Showa air shocks, is my choice.

There are thousand of Harley owners who ditch perfectly good shocks and exhausts with almost no miles on them.

I've been using them for years.

The air shocks on my GS850 were about $25 from the States and the seller was clued-up enough to send them USPS for fairly cheap.

My last set of Harley mufflers from a Dyna-thing cost me 99p